STATION.--01467087 FRANKFORD CREEK AT CASTOR AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
LOCATION.--Lat 40`00'57", long 75`05'50", Philadelphia County, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on left bank at upstream side of Castor Avenue bridge, and 2.8 mi upstream from mouth in northeast Philadelphia.
DRAINAGE AREA.--30.4 square miles.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1982 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, water-quality monitor and concrete control. Datum of gage is 16.56 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Satellite telemetry at station.
COOPERATION.--Station established and maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding for the operation of this station is provided by the City of Philadelphia, Water Department and the U.S. Geological Survey.
REMARKS.--Calibration of specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and pH instrumentation is conducted exclusively by Philadelphia Water Department personnel with USGS oversight. Erroneous or missing data, resulting from instrument malfunction, are not the responsibility of USGS.
GAGE HEIGHTS OF IMPORTANCE.-
Supplied by NWS: Action stage-6 ft; Flood stage-7 ft; Moderate flood stage-8 ft; Major flood stage-10 ft.

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